Weather-strip



A. V. CULVER.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLICATION mzo AUG.20. 1919.

1,354,729. Patented 001;. 5,1920.

I I 1H5. 1

INVENTOR.

Anaerc vaulver BY A? I k] l ATTORNEYS.

OFFICE.

ALBERT V; CULVER, OF FRANKFORT, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO W.

' I ARTHUR WADDEIJL.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

Application filed August 20, 1919. Serial No. 318,734.

State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVeather- Strips, of which the following is a specifi-' I cation.

This invention relates to window construe tion, more especially to the type of window which is set on hinges along one side and is adapted to open by swinging inward for ventilation purposes, commonly called French windows. Such type of windows, although very popular, have the great disadvantage of allowing the rain and storm to beat in under the lower edge of the sash,

since such lower edge cannot be made water tight for it must'allow of swinging motion to open the window and there must be considerable clearance from the window sill to prevent scraping off of the paint or varnish from the finished Woodwork.

lIany attempts have been made in the past to remedy this defect, but such attempts have been uniformly unsuccessful owing to the fact that most of the devices have been clumsy and diflicult to operate, unsightly, and usually provided for the raising of the whole window sash, which entailed a considerable strain on the hinges. It is among the objects of my invention to obviate the disadvantages and defects of prior constructions, and to produce a device which will be simple, easy to operate, invisible for the most part, and effective to keep out the rain and storm.

In carrying the objects of my invention into effect, I provide an attachment to the ordinary French window sash, a transom I or a door, which will not only keep out the rain but also provides an additional means oflocking the sash in closed position. My invention includes a plate adapted to be lowered into closing position by the rotation of a knob which is attached to the inner side of the sash, and a cover plate is provided to hide and protect the mechanism of the device. i

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and in which similar reference characters denote similar parts,

Figure 1, shows a front view of a window with my invention in place,

Fig. 2, illustrates a sectional View taken vertically through the sash and my attachment,

Fig. 3, a front view of the device with the cover plate removed,

Fig. 4, a detail sectional view through the operating mechanism, and

Fig. 5, shows the index means for showing the position of the sliding plate.

' he sash l is hinged to the window frame 2 in a manner wellknown in the construc tion of French windows. Along the lower part of the window frame is formed a groove 3, or as shown, the frame has a depressed portion forming the outer part of the window frame. The sash is hinged so as to hang slightly above the sill to avoid injuring the varnish finish by rubbing on the same. At about the center of the lower por tion of the sash is bored a hole 4 having an enlarged portion 5 facing the outside of the window. Ifdesired, a bushing 6 may be inserted in the hole to provide the enlarged portion or to line the hole to avoid excessive friction of the rod 7 which operates therein.

' The said rod has a boss 8 thereon fitting into the enlargement 5, and is provided with a square or other angular head to receive the shank 9 of the knob 10 which operates the closing plate. Along the outside of the sash is placed a closing plate 11 which has a pin 12 formed centrally thereof on inner face of the same.

Pivoted to pin'12 is an arm 13 having fixed to the other end thereof a pin 14 adapted to engage a corresponding opening 15 formed eccentrically on the enlargement or boss 8 of rod 7.

On both sides of the plate 11 are formed vertical slots 16 which are guided by pins 18 on the sash. A cover plate 20 fixed to the sash by pins or screws 21 protects the operating mechanism from the weather. A depression 22 in the sash allows the cam action of the members 8, 13 and 14; to take place freely. In order that the exact position of the closing plate may be readily ascertained at all timesI place on the operating knob an arrow 23 which points upward when the plate is in open position and downward when in closed position.

VVhe-n it is desired to open the window, the knob 10 is rotated until the arrow points upward and the window is then swung in.

In closing the window the procedure is re versed. My device maybe formed of sheet a closing plate pivoted to the opposite end of metal or other suitable material. i.

Having thus fully described mysaid invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A weather strip for windows includ-' ing a sash having an opening through the lower'bar thereof, one end of the opening being enlarged, one face of said bar having a vertical recess therein registering with. the

enlarged portion of said opening, a rod vpassing through sald opening, a boss at one end ofsald rod entering the enlarged portion of said opening, an arm' havingone of H38 ends pivoted tO SiLlCl boss eccentrlcally of the axis of the rod, saidarm resting in ing afsash having an opening through the v lower bar thereof, one. end of the opening being enlarged, one face ofthe sash also having a recess-therein, a bushingfitting.

said opening and having an enlarged end fitting the enlarged portion of sald open- 'ing, a rod passing throughsaid bushing, a'

boss atone end of said rod fitting the enlarged portion of said bushing, an arm enplate.

tering said recess and having one of its ends pivoted to and eccentrically of sald boss, a

said arm, said plate having elongated vertlcal slots ad acent its ends, pins carried by the sash and projecting through said slots, and acover plate for said closure 3. A weather strip for windows including a sash having an opening through the lower bar thereof, and a vertical recess in one face of the lower bar registering at one end with the opening through the bar, a bushing in said opening, a rod extending throughsaid bushing, a closing plate flush against one facerof said lower sash bar, and an arm- PlVGtEClELt one end to'the end.

of said rod and eccentrically to the axis thereof and at its opposite end to said closing plate, said arm entering said vertical recess. a

In'witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana,

tliisl5th day of August, A. D. nineteen hundred and nineteen.

' ALBERT V. CULVER. [L. s] WVitnesses: i

H. V. BIERMAN,

' W. ARTHUR WADDELL. 

